The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-01-23
IT'S ONLY FOR HOBOKEN.
MIR. WINFIELD'S RECENT ORDER CON-
CERNLNG SUNDAY AMUSEMENTS.

City-Rut Designed to Reach Three
Theatrical Places ina HOboken-Their
Proprietors Bid the County Defiance.
81 have issued M general order directing
the closing of places of amusements
throughout the county," said Prosecutor
Winfield, when shown yesterday a clipping
from an unreliable local sheet, alleging that
he had issued such an order. ''It is aimed
at three places In Hoboken. Complaints
have been made to me by those living in
the vicinity that Cronheim's Theatre, and
and Gantzberg's Theatre, and Wareing's
Theatre, disturb the Sunday peace by their
Sunday performances, and [ have sent
word to them that they must close up or
go before the next Grand Jury for indict-
ment.'
ssYou have not served similar notices on
the places of Sunday amusement around
the Elevator asked the reporter.
ssNo, sir. No complaint has been made
against Them" was the response.
Reporters for the SUNDAY MORNING News
were sent to- Hohoken to make inquiry Of
the theatre managers affected by the order,
asto the course they intended to pursue
Mr. Cronheim, when questioned, became
greatly excited, and told the reporter that
he would not close his place unless he was
compelled to do SO by the law. He went
on in very excited manner to inform his
visitor that he was called upon few days
ago by Detective Stanton, who told him
that he must close his place on Sunday
He added that he had intended to close up
to- morrow, but now he would keep open.
When asked why he intended to close to-
morrow, he did not appear to know. He
said that if the Grand Jury indicted him
for keeping disorderly honse, he will
close, and then fight it out as long as he
can. He will then make arrangements for
sacred concert, to be held in his place on
Sunday nights. Instead of selling whiskey
and beer on that day, he will sell only soda
water, ginger ale, and such things. He will
then do all he can to compel the saloons
and cigar stores and barber shops to close.
After he achieves that victory he will COM
mence on the horse cars and the Hoboken
Ferry Company; thea he will make an as
sault on the Delaware, Laccawanna and
Western Railroad Company. He claims
that if the letter of the law was carried out
they would. be compelled to stop travel on
Sunday. He will then commence on the
Heights, and compel everything there to
close. After this great victory he will
doubtless study for the ministry, as the
community will then be so good that his
business will be gone.
Manager Wareing said that he was willing
to close on Sunday, and he did not know
but what it was best, but he said he will
open his house tonight as usual and will
to SO while the others do 1t. If they will
close he will do his part cheerfully. He
said he will do nothing contrary to the law
He can live well enough without the San-
day patronage, on what he clears in the
week.
Mr.. Warning added that Cronheim has
been resident of the county only for the
past six months, that ne is the runner of
the place No. IA Stanton street, New
York, and that the place is run in the
name of his bartender, but is really owned
byshis wife,
In the evening the reporter saw Mr.
Gantzberg in regard to The matter. He
said that Detective Stanton paid him a
visit few days ago and told him that he
must close his place on SUNDAYS. He
told the detective that he would do il if
the others did. He asked the detective if
be could put on q sacred concert, and he
said, mo! the place must be closed up
altogether He said that he would open
this evening, as the others will do the
same. He told the reporter that the bulk
of his trade was the Sunday trade, and
that if he is compelled to close on Sunday
he will be forced to go out of business.
He said that he has no idea who made the
complaint, but he does not believe that
Mr.. Wareing did so in order to choke him
off, as some believe.